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Historic Croydon Airport Trust

Historic Croydon Airport Trust

From their: The Historic Croydon Airport Trust was founded in 1978 as the Croydon Airport Society. It set out to conserve the history and heritage of London Croydon Airport, Britain’s first major international airport, for the benefit of the community. In 1983, the Croydon Airport Society became a registered charity to better support its mission of conserving one of Britain’s most significant historic places.

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Historic Croydon Airport Trust

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Croydon aircraft

{On an information board attached to the terminal building, behind the plane:...

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Purley air crash

The plaque refers to the memorial being 'refurbished'. Diamond Geezer explain...

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Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Naval Air Service

We can't find a date for when this was first formed; it seems to have come into existence gradually.  The use of aircraft for military and naval purposes was first discussed officially in 1908.  Tw...

Group, Armed Forces, Aviation

2 memorials
James Bruce MacQuarrie

James Bruce MacQuarrie

Captain James Bruce MacQuarrie was born on 30 September 1933 the younger son of James Granville MacQuarrie (1894-1971) and Joan MacQuarrie née Fisk (1906-1964). Some records show his family name as...

Person, Aviation, Tragedy, Scotland, USA

1 memorial
Harrow Green School - Wellington Bomber crash

Harrow Green School - Wellington Bomber crash

A Vickers Wellington MK1C aircraft crashed on the former Harrow Green school when its generator failed in bad weather, and its engines stalled. All of the plane's crew of six, as well as five Civil...

Event, Aviation, Tragedy

1 memorial
M. Auguste Eugine Gaudron

M. Auguste Eugine Gaudron

Hot air balloon manufacturer. Pilot of the first British public airmail flight in 1902. He once crossed the North Sea to Sweden in a balloon called “Mammoth” and he was the first balloonist to be i...

Person, Aviation, France, Russia, Sweden

1 memorial
Irja Syhnove Skabo

Irja Syhnove Skabo

Irja Syhnove Skabo was born on 3 July 1950 in Oslo, Norway. Our Picture Source and the Clipper Crew website give more information about her including that her employment commenced with Pan America...

Person, Aviation, Tragedy, Norway, Scotland

1 memorial